Bonanza, 2 Bully's locations to show Nevada-UNLV game

The Bonanza Casino and Bully's Sports Bar are expecting to show the Nevada-UNLV football game at noon Saturday.

Bonanza general manager Ryan Sheltra said the game will be on throughout the casino. Bully's district manager Jody Clark said he expects to show the game at two locations.

Charter acquired the exclusive rights to carry the game, and almost every sports bar and sportsbook in the area has DirecTV, as does Bully's. But the shopping centers at the original Bully's (2005 Sierra Highlands Dr.) and Carson locations (3530 N. Carson St.) are already wired for Charter, and Bully's and Charter came to an agreement to make the game available.

It is uncharted territory, though, so Clark wasn't prepared to say the game will absolutely be shown.

"That's the word we're using, 'expect,'" Clark said. "We expect to show it at those two locations."

The original location, near the intersection of Mae Anne and McCarran in Northwest Reno, is also Bully's smallest. Clark said Bully's will do its best to accommodate fans but will need to pay attention to fire-code rules.

"We'll have to turn some people away," he said. "I know it's going to upset some fans."

The game is being shown on Charter channel 3 in the Reno, Fallon and Lake Tahoe areas and channel 15 in Carson City and Minden/Gardnerville.

It is part of the basic subscription and available to all Charter subscribers.

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